PLAYER BIO

Professional History

2015-16 SEASON:
Appeared in 42 games (one start) for the HEAT and averaged 3.6 points (.372 FG%, .700 FT%), 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 14.2 minutes…missed a total of 26 games to injury and was a DNP-CD on 14 occasions…sat out two games (Dec. 11-13) for rehabilitative recovery and 24 games (Dec. 14-Jan. 26) with a right knee bruise…topped the HEAT in steals on six occasions and in assists twice…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench three times and also topped the HEAT reserves in assists 15 times, in steals 10 times, in rebounds and blocks four times each and in minutes once…scored in double figures on three occasions and handed out double-figure assists once…recorded his lone double-double of the season on Feb. 19 at Atlanta with 19 points and 10 assists and tied his career high in field goals made with eight…played in his 400th career game on Mar. 14 vs. Denver…recorded his 800th career assist on Dec. 3 vs. Oklahoma City…Season Highs: 19 points (at Atlanta, Feb. 19), 10 assists (at Atlanta, Feb. 19), nine rebounds (vs. New York, Nov. 23), three steals (vs. Toronto, Nov. 8), one block (seven times) and 29:58 minutes (at San Antonio, Mar. 23).
2014-15 SEASON:
Appeared in 17 games (four starts) for the HEAT and averaged 4.2 points (.528 FG%, .615 FT%), 2.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 17.4 minutes…missed a total of 65 games, 62 which were listed due to injury and three others which were officially classified as DNP-CDs because he dressed in uniform despite being injured…suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee at Phoenix on Dec. 9 and missed the final 61 games of the season…had surgery performed on his right knee by team physician Dr. Harlan Selesnick on Dec. 23…sat out three games due to a left foot blister (Nov. 14-17) with the first game (Nov. 14) officially being classified as a DNP-CD since he dressed in uniform…missed the entire preseason and the first game of the regular season recovering from left toe surgery which he had in April of 2014…topped the HEAT in assists and blocks two times each and in steals once…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench once and also topped the HEAT reserves in rebounds four times, in assists and blocks three times each, in steals twice and in minutes once…scored in double figures twice…Season Highs: 14 points (at Memphis, Dec. 7), eight rebounds (at Dallas, Nov. 9), seven assists (at Phoenix, Dec. 9), three steals (vs. Atlanta, Dec. 3), one block (three times) and 33:02 minutes (at Phoenix, Dec. 9).
2013-14 SEASON:
Played in 78 games (78 starts) for the Bobcats, averaging 8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 30.3 minutes ... Posted career highs in scoring, assists, games played and minutes played ... Ranked second in the NBA in assists per turnover (4.0) and tied for 35th in assists ... Made 105 field goals on the season, after having just 58 total in six previous NBA seasons ... Scored in double figures 31 times, including one game of 20 points or more ... Recorded double-figure rebounds four times and double-figure assists three times .. Tallied two double-doubles ... Scored a career-high 24 points on a career-high-tying eight field goals, including a career-high six three-point field goals, on March 28 at Orlando ... Handed out a career-high 13 assist on Feb. 11 against Dallas ... Scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Dec. 9 against Golden State ... Scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Feb. 18 at Detroit ... Recorded three games with at least five three-point field goals on the season after never having done so in his career prior to the season ... Made at least three three-point field goals in four straight games from Feb. 11-19 ... Had a career-high four steals on Jan. 10 at Minnesota ... Led or tied for team lead in scoring three times, in rebounding three times, in assists 18 times, in steals 14 times and in blocks 12 times.
2012-13: Acquired by the Bobcats from Orlando on Feb. 21, 2013, in exchange for Hakim Warrick… Appeared in 41 games (three starts) for the Magic, averaging 3.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 16.7 minutes… Scored a season-high-tying 12 points, handed out a career-high eight assists and grabbed six rebounds on Jan. 7 at Portland… Scored a season-high 12 points in a career-high 40 minutes on Dec. 31 at Miami… Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds on Nov. 25 vs. Boston.
2011-12: Played in 50 games (six starts) for the Lakers, averaging 2.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 14.4 minutes…. Scored in double figures twice… Posted season highs of 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and 38 minutes on Apr. 26 at Sacramento… Scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and tied a career high with three steals on Dec. 29 against New York… Led the team in scoring once and rebounding twice… Also played in six playoff games, tallying two points and four rebounds in 16 total minutes.
2010-11: Posted career-high averages of 7.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 22.2 minutes in a career-high 72 games (51 starts) for the Pacers… Shot .547 from the field (211-386), including .383 from beyond the three-point line (23-60)… Scored in double figures 19 times, including a career-best 20 points on Jan. 29 at Chicago… Tallied double-figure rebounds five times and posted three double-doubles... Scored 15 points and grabbed a then-career-high 13 rebounds on March 30 vs. Detroit… Had 15 points and 12 rebounds on Feb. 16 at Detroit… Recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds on March 16 at Boston… Handed out a then-career-high seven assists on Feb. 9 vs. Charlotte… Tied a career high with four blocks on Nov. 28 at the Lakers… Also appeared in five playoff games, averaging 5.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 15.6 minutes.
2009-10: Appeared in 42 games (three starts) for the Pacers, averaging 4.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.5 minutes… Shot .521 from the field (76-146)… Scored in double figures six times and had two double-doubles… Scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on April 4 against Houston… Scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on March 24 against Washington… Made first career NBA start on Jan. 2 vs. Minnesota.
2008-09: Appeared in 33 games for the Pacers, averaging 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 8.5 minutes… Scored in double figures three times… Recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds on Apr. 8 vs. Toronto… Scored 10 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked a career-high four shots on Dec. 20 at Philadelphia.
2007-08: Appeared in eight games for the Trail Blazers as a rookie, averaging 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 3.5 minutes… Scored first career NBA points on Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia... Played in 15 games with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League, averaging 7.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 26.8 minutes… Also played in four D-League playoff games with the Stampede, averaging 6.3 points and 5.0 rebounds, helping the team to the 2008 D-League Championship.
NBA PLAYOFFS:
2014: Started all four games for the Charlotte Bobcats in the Opening Round vs. Miami and averaged 11.5 points (.455 FG%, .800 FT%), 6.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.00 steals and 38.5 minutes…led the Bobcats in minutes and defensive rebounds and ranked second in three-point field goals made, total rebounds and assists…topped the Bobcats in rebounds twice and in minutes and assists once…scored in double figures three times, grabbed double-figure rebounds once and posted one double-double…set postseason career highs in points (15), field goals made (6) and three-point field goals made (3) in Game 1 at Miami on Apr. 20…set postseason career highs in minutes (42:17), defensive rebounds (9), total rebounds (10) and assists (5) in Game 4 at Charlotte on Apr. 28…2012: Came off the bench in all six games in which he appeared for the Los Angeles Lakers and tallied two points, four rebounds, one assist and one block in 16 minutes…appeared in three games in the Opening Round vs. Denver and was scoreless with two rebounds and one assist in six minutes…saw action in three games in the Western Conference Semifinals vs. Oklahoma City and averaged 0.7 points (.250 FG%, .000 FT%), 0.7 rebounds and 3.7 minutes…2011: Came off the bench in all five games of Indiana’s Opening Round series vs. Chicago and averaged 5.0 points (.333 FG%, .818 FT%), 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 15.8 minutes…made his NBA Playoff debut in Game 1 at Chicago on Apr. 16 and tallied four points, five rebounds and one assist in 12:40 of action.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by Portland with the 37th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft… Traded by Portland to Indiana along with Jarrett Jack and the rights to Brandon Rush on July 9, 2008, in exchange for Ike Diogu and the rights to Jerryd Bayless… Signed as a free agent with the L.A. Lakers on Dec. 13, 2011…Traded from L.A. Lakers to Orlando on Aug. 10, 2012, as part of a four-team, 12 player deal... Acquired by the Bobcats from Orlando on Feb. 21, 2013, in exchange for Hakim Warrick ... Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat on July 14, 2014.
COLLEGE:
Played two seasons at Duke University before becoming an early entry candidate for the 2007 NBA Draft after his sophomore year…appeared in 69 games (63 starts) for the Blue Devils and averaged 10.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.86 blocks and 1.16 steals while shooting 54 percent from the floor, 27.8 percent from three-point range and 66.4 percent from the foul line…averaged 13.0 points (.502 FG%, .664 FT%), 7.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.48 blocks and 1.18 steals in 33 games (32 starts) as a sophomore in 2006-07 and was named to both the All-ACC Second Team and All-ACC Defensive Team...tallied a career-high 22 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and four assists in Duke’s NCAA Tournament loss to Virginia Commonwealth on Mar. 15…was named team captain as a sophomore, becoming one of only two players in Duke history to be name a captain in his sophomore season…earned All-ACC Freshman honors and was named to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team as a freshman in 2005-06…appeared in 36 games (31 starts) as a freshman and averaged 8.7 points (.605 FG%, .664 FT%), 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.28 blocks and 1.14 steals…led the Blue Devils in field goal percentage as a freshman and ranked second in rebounds and blocks and third in scoring.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Joshua Scott McRoberts…nickname is “J Mac”…is the son of Tim and Jennifer McRoberts…his mom is a teacher…has a younger brother (Zach) who played basketball for one season at the University of Vermont (2014-15) and two younger sisters (Elizabeth and Sarah)…his father played basketball at Butler University and his mother played volleyball there…his maternal grandfather, Ken Pennington, also played basketball at Butler and is in both the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame…majored in history at Duke…his most prized possession is a piece of the net his brother gave him after he won the first of his two Indiana state basketball titles (2012 and 2013)…when his playing career is over he wants to help young people through basketball or teaching…during the lockout of 2011 he coached at his high school…while at Carmel High School he mentored elementary and middle school students in conjunction with the Stay in Bounds Ambassador Program…has been an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, YMCA and Carmel Dads’ Club…was named National High School Senior Athlete of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association…won the 2005 Morgan Wooten Award as McDonald’s All-American Player of the Year and was named First Team all-America by Parade and USA Today…was named MVP of the McDonald’s All-America game (17 points, 12 rebounds) while leading the East to a 115-100 victory…in high school played on the same AAU team as Mike Conley, Jr., Daequan Cook and Greg Oden…wears size 17.5 sneakers.